Goa contributes Rs 5 crore towards Kerala relief operations

TNN | Updated: Aug 24, 2018, 07:27 IST

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PANAJI: Goa government has decided to contribute Rs5 crore towards the Kerala chief minister’s distress relief fund for rehabilitation of the people of the flood-hit state. Chief minister Manohar Parrikar has sanctioned the amount, the chief minister’s office (CMO) said in a statement on Thursday.

“All employees of Goa government and those working in autonomous and corporations bodies are expected to voluntarily contribute a day’s salary towards the relief work,” the statement said.

“Goa stands in solidarity with the people of Kerala,” the statement read.

Goa government employees’ association president John Nazareth also urged his members to make the contribution.

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